Filling meaning

What does “filling” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“filling” is a noun with 6 meanings. Its most common meaning is: any material that fills a space or container.

filling

noun

  1. any material that fills a space or container

    “there was not enough fill for the trench”

    Synonymsfill
  2. flow into something (as a container)

  3. a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.

  4. the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving

    Synonymswoofweftpick
  5. (dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth

    “when he yawned I could see the gold fillings in his teeth”

    “an informal British term for `filling' is `stopping'”

  6. the act of filling something

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University